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310 <br />Mr. Anderson noted that Ramsey County often heard from businesses that start-up <br />311 <br />costs for new businesses were a barrier, and this is one response to reducing the <br />312 <br />impacts of those start-up costs. Mr. Anderson noted that there were starter and <br />313 <br />bin grants available of up to $10,000 for equipment, supplies, and/or containers, <br />314 <br />now available by applying online at www.lesstrash.com. <br />315 <br />316 <br />Mr. Anderson reviewed the success of the organic recycling rewards program at <br />317 <br />the St. Paul Hotel, and their annual savings at $25,000, even though it took <br />318 <br />multiple efforts for Minnesota WasteWise to define and work out a relationship <br />319 <br />before the Hotel's Director of Operations was on board, but now they were <br />320 <br />diverting 90% of the waste that went through that hotel. <br />321 <br />322 Mr. Anderson noted other programs already in place and available to Roseville <br />323 Schools for the "Food to Hogs" program, a private business, along with other <br />324 private compost sites for organics fro those institutions and managed under <br />325 Department of Health regulations. <br />326 <br />327 At the request of Member Felice, Mr. Anderson confirmed that non -profits and <br />328 churches are also eligible r this grant program. <br />329 IqW <br />330 Member Wozniak advised that one reason he wanted this proposal to the PWETC <br />331 was the interest shown by some Roseville churches in wishing to expand <br />332 recycling to join with Eureka Recycling; with this program allowing them to do <br />333 so; with Minnesota WasteWise reviewing individual bills and helping those <br />334 entities s paround for the best option for their specific operation. <br />335 <br />336 Mr. Anderso noted that commercial inesses have more than one option for <br />337 it recyclables, unlike the residentia side pick-ups contracted for with the <br />338 City for pick-up. <br />339 <br />340 iscussion ensued regar ing labels available as part of the grant program and <br />341 oviding consistency throughout the metropolitan area; the hierarchy of <br />342 recycling for food stuffs from restaurants or grocery stores and served to humans, <br />343 as a consumable product and not part of this program at this time. <br />344 <br />345 Mr. Anderson advised that, while this program is very new, the goal was to reach <br />346 the state's mandated goal, and to generate more interest in organic recycling, and <br />347 increase route d Mities to provide a viable business model for haulers. Mr. <br />348 Anderson noted that businesses need to concentrate on their business, and not <br />349 primarily focus on recycling, and the goal of this program is to make it simple and <br />350 cost-effective to recycle. <br />351 <br />352 Further discussion included how the City and the PWETC can facilitate getting <br />353 this information to businesses by partnering with Chambers of Commerce and <br />354 make everyone aware of the potential and financial benefits; and limited <br />Page 8 of 16 <br />